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US-11581366

Memory cell device with thin-film transistor selector and methods for forming the same

PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
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Technical Abstract

A memory structure, device, and method of making the same, the memory structure including a surrounding gate thin film transistor (TFT) and a memory cell stacked on the GAA transistor. The GAA transistor includes: a channel comprising a semiconductor material; a source electrode electrically connected to a first end of the channel; a drain electrode electrically connected to an opposing second end of the channel; a high-k dielectric layer surrounding the channel; and a gate electrode surrounding the high-k dielectric layer. The memory cell includes a first electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode.

Patent Claims
15 claims

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2. The memory structure of claim 1, wherein the high-k dielectric layer and the channel are disposed within a through hole formed in the gate electrode.

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3. The memory structure of claim 1, wherein the channel and the memory cell are column-shaped and are vertically stacked on a substrate, such that long axes of the channel and the memory cell are perpendicular to a plane of the substrate.

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4. The memory structure of claim 3, wherein the gate electrode and the high-k dielectric layer laterally surround the channel in a direction parallel to the plane of the substrate.

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5. The memory structure of claim 1, wherein the memory cell comprises a magneto-resistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell.

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6. The memory structure of claim 1, wherein the memory cell comprises a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) disposed between the first and second electrodes.

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7. The memory structure of claim 1, wherein the channel comprises indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO).

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9. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the surrounding gate TFT further comprises a surrounding gate insulator (SGI) disposed between the channel and the gate electrode.

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10. The memory device of claim 9, wherein the channel is disposed in a through hole formed in the gate electrode.

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12. The memory device of claim 8, further comprising dielectric spacers disposed between adjacent word lines.

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13. The memory device of claim 8, further comprising a first dielectric layer disposed on the word lines and comprising a through hole in which the drain electrode is disposed.

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14. The memory device of claim 13, further comprising a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and comprising a through hole in which the memory cell is disposed.

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15. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the memory cell comprises a magneto-resistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell.

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16. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the memory cell comprises a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJs) disposed between the first and second electrodes.

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17. The memory device of claim 8, wherein the channel comprises indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO).

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19. The method of claim 18, wherein the semiconductor material comprises indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO).

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Filing Date

April 12, 2021

Publication Date

February 14, 2023

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